Primary Cover Teachers - South East Essex Academy Trust

South East Essex Academy Trust, Benfleet, SS7 2TD

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  1 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £169.00 - £232.00 Daily M1 - M6

Primary Cover Teachers - South East Essex Academy Trust job summary

Teach brilliantly. Work flexibly. Belong to something bigger.

Are you an exceptional primary teacher looking for the flexibility of supply work, but without the unpredictability and impersonality of agency teaching?

At South Essex East Academy Trust (SEEAT), we are creating our own team of outstanding teachers who can step into classrooms across our six primary schools and deliver the high-quality teaching our children deserve. This is supply teaching - but better.

Why are we creating this role?

We believe that investing in our staff leads to better outcomes for children.

By providing expert cover teachers, we can give our teachers and leaders the time they need to plan, collaborate, undertake professional development and support one another - while ensuring pupils continue to experience excellent teaching every day.

When a class teacher is absent, our children deserve more than supervision. They deserve inspiring, skilled teachers who can walk into any classroom and make learning count from the moment the register is taken.

Why Work Directly for SEEAT?

More support. More consistency. More opportunity.

When you join SEEAT directly, you get all the flexibility of supply teaching with none of the downsides of agency work.

As part of SEEAT, you will benefit from:

• Direct employment with SEEAT - no third-party agency taking a cut.
• Competitive daily rates.
• Eligibility to join the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
• Access to professional development and training.
• The opportunity to work regularly in our schools, building strong relationships with staff and pupils.
• A genuine sense of belonging as part of our wider Trust community.
• Flexibility to choose when you are available to work.
• No obligation to accept assignments offered.

You are not just booked for a day - you are part of the team.

Is it for you?

As a Primary Cover Teacher, you will work across our primary schools on a casual, as-and-when-required basis. You will carry out the full duties of the regular class teacher and become a valued member of each school community you support.

This role is ideal for:

• Experienced primary teachers seeking flexibility.
• Retired teachers who still want to make a difference
• Teachers returning to the profession.
• Teachers looking to broaden their experience across a range of schools.

If you’re a brilliant teacher, who is passionate about inclusion and pupil success, whilst being flexible, calm and reliable - we’d love to hear from you.

South East Essex Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All postholders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org

We reserve the right to close the listing at any time and shortlist earlier if strong candidates apply earlier in the process.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About South East Essex Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-east-essex-academy-trust

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